Chase the Sun Races

 

Simon back at his best

 On Thursday 19th August, 12 members of Grantham Running Club made the trip to Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire to take part in the Chase The Sun Race Series. Three races categories we available, 5k,10k and 10 mile. With both the 5k and 10k featuring in round 4 of the clubs GP series.

 The evening saw near perfect running condition's for competitors, compared to Chase The Sun held earlier this year which saw runners compete against rain and wind. 

 In the 5k race the club had 7 members competing, all with impressive finish times. First home was the ever impressive Robert Howbrook with a return to form 20:11, scoring a whopping 80.88% age grade, the first GRC male to hit the national level marker in 2021. Closely following was 5k specialist Peter Bonner with 20:15, a seasons best for distance.

Caroline pleased with her time

 Chris Armstrong was next, also clocking a SB with 21:23 followed by Stuart Baty with 22:46, a 20s PB. Then it was Paul Davis who having returned from injury achieved a great time of 24:15. Tommy Napier was happy enough with his 25:25 in only his 2nd attempt at the distance. The inspirational Simon Hartley was the final green vest home with an outstanding 29:07, a near 3min PB after restarting running from scratch in the spring. 

The 10k race drew 4 members competing and achieving impressive times. Robin Atter caught the GRC captain's eye in his debut 10k race with 41:43. Seasoned runner Gav Medows was hoping for some shoe technology magic but struggled with the multiple lap format of the course. He's certain to build on his 43:04. Caroline Davis came first in her V50 age category and was pleased with her 50:04. Then it was Julie Riggall with an outstanding time of 55:25, a bumper 3min pb, her previous best set as far back as 2018. 

In the 10 mile Andrew Pask finished with a great time of 01:07:32 in his first outing over the distance for 3 years.

Report: Robin Atter/Andrew Pask